ANOTHER beloved sitcom slapped with trigger warning by ITV for 'racist language, sexual themes and nude images' in censorship crackdown
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Yet another beloved British sitcom has been slapped with a trigger warning for 'racial remarks' and 'sexual themes'.
The classic comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet follows the personal lives of a group of British workmen who get placed together on a building site in Germany.
And episodes available to view on ITVX have been branded with trigger warnings for 'racial remarks'.
Viewers logging on to enjoy episode five will now see a warning of 'frequent mild language and mild racial remarks.'
The cherished series ran from 1983 to 1986 then, after a 16-year gap, from 2002 to 2004.
From writer Franc Roddam, it made stars of Tim Healy and Jimmy Nail as they chase pay rises and German women.
The classic comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet has been slapped with a trigger warning for 'racial remarks' and 'sexual themes' (Timothy Spall and Gary Holton)
The beloved sitcom follows the personal lives of a group of British workmen who get placed together on a building site in Germany (Jimmy Nail pictured as Oz)
The flagged episode is called Home Thoughts From Abroad, and follows Bomber, played by Pat Roach, as he journeys home in pursuit of his missing daughter.
Of the Germans, Jimmy Nail's character Oz says: 'They're the ba**ards that bombed me granny.'
Elsewhere in the episode, one of his remarks was that 'they started it.'
And the entire programme is flagged throughout for 'sexual themes, nude images and moderate language.'
In 2000, series one was ranked number 46 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes in a list compiled by the British Film Institute.
It follows a wave of trigger warnings applied old films and programs in what many see as a 'censorship crackdown.'
Just days ago, Minder, created by Leon Griffiths was given a trigger warning by ITV for 'offensive language and sexual stereotypes.'
The show came to TV back in 1979 and went on to have 10 successful series on the channel until 1994. It returned on Channel 5 in 2009 for one season.
Episodes available to view on ITVX have been branded with trigger warnings for 'racial remarks'
The cherished series ran from 1983 to 1986 then, after a 16-year gap, from 2002 to 2004
Viewers can watch the programme on ITVX, but now, the episodes warn those watching that Minder 'contains offensive language, outmoded sexual stereotypes and some violence'.
The streaming service's synopsis of the show reads: 'Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
'Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?'
Terry McCann is played by Dennis Waterman, Arthur Daley is played by George Cole and Ray Daley is portrayed by Gary Webster.
In an episode which aired back in 1980, Terry uses a Cockney rhyming slang term to describe a gay man as a 'raving iron'.
There are also references to sex, including when Terry says that his bedroom antics with an older woman was 'smashing'.
They are also joined by Glynn Edwards, Patrick Malahide, Meic Povey, Peter Childs, Michael Troughton and Nicholas Day.
Another ITV show, Inspector Morse, was slapped with a similar trigger warning recently.
In 2000, series one was ranked number 46 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes in a list compiled by the British Film Institute
And the entire programme is flagged throughout for 'sexual themes, nude images and moderate language'
From writer Franc Roddam, it made stars of Tim Healy and Jimmy Nail as they chase pay rises and German women
The popular series now features a pre-warning for crime scenes throughout the show, which seems to have caused a stir with people online.
The streaming giant also advises there are 'satanic images' in one episode of the drama.
It then has a parental lock on the episode, titled Day of the Devil.
Inspector Morse first aired from 1987 to 2000, with a total of eight series, and other episodes also feature a warning over crime and violence.
Speaking about the update, Senior MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke slammed: 'This is another example of soft-touch Britain seeping into everything.
'We're just going to be laughed at as a country if things like this continue, because nobody's prepared for the real world where there are no.'
Daily Mail has contacted ITV for comment.
